14:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֵּ֥רֶד שִׁמְשׁ֖וֹן תִּמְנָ֑תָה וַיַּ֥רְא אִשָּׁ֛ה בְּתִמְנָ֖תָה מִבְּנ֥וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים ׃
καὶ κατέβη Σαμψων εἰς Θαμναθα καὶ εἶδεν γυναῖκα εἰς Θαμναθα ἀπὸ τῶν θυγατέρων τῶν ἀλλοφύλων καὶ κατέβη Σαμψων εἰς Θαμναθα καὶ εἶδεν γυναῖκα ἐν Θαμναθα ἐκ τῶν θυγατέρων τῶν ἀλλοφύλων καὶ ἤρεσεν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ
Descendit ergo Samson in Thamnatha : vidensque ibi mulierem de filiabus Philisthiim ,
ወወረደ ፡ ሶምሶን ፡ ውስተ ፡ ተምናታ ፡ ወርእየ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ በተምናታ ፡ እምነ ፡ አዋልደ ፡ አሎፍል ፡ ወአደመቶ ፡ ቅድሜሁ ።
Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
14:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיַּ֗עַל וַיַּגֵּד֙ לְאָבִ֣יו וּלְאִמּ֔וֹ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אִשָּׁ֛ה רָאִ֥יתִי בְתִמְנָ֖תָה מִבְּנ֣וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וְעַתָּ֕ה קְחוּ ־אוֹתָ֥הּ לִ֖י לְאִשָּֽׁה ׃
καὶ ἀνέβη καὶ ἀπήγγειλεν τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν γυναῖκα ἑόρακα ἐν Θαμναθα ἀπὸ τῶν θυγατέρων Φυλιστιιμ καὶ νῦν λάβετε αὐτὴν ἐμοὶ εἰς γυναῖκα καὶ ἀνέβη καὶ ἀπήγγειλεν τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν γυναῖκα ἑώρακα ἐν Θαμναθα ἀπὸ τῶν θυγατέρων τῶν ἀλλοφύλων καὶ νῦν λάβετέ μοι αὐτὴν εἰς γυναῖκα
ascendit , et nuntiavit patri suo et matri suae , dicens : Vidi mulierem in Thamnatha de filiabus Philisthinorum : quam quaeso ut mihi accipiatis uxorem .
ወዐርገ ፡ ወነገሮሙ ፡ ለአቡሁ ፡ ወለእሙ ፡ ወይቤሎሙ ፡ ርኢኩ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ በተምናታ ፡ እምነ ፡ አዋልደ ፡ አሎፍል ፡ ወይእዜኒ ፡ ንሥእዋ ፡ ሊተ ፡ ብእሲተ ።
He came up, and told his father and his mother, saying, “I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. Now therefore get her for me as my wife.”
14:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר ל֜וֹ אָבִ֣יו וְאִמּ֗וֹ הַאֵין֩ בִּבְנ֨וֹת אַחֶ֤יךָ וּבְכׇל ־עַמִּי֙ אִשָּׁ֔ה כִּֽי ־אַתָּ֤ה הוֹלֵךְ֙ לָקַ֣חַת אִשָּׁ֔ה מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים הָעֲרֵלִ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שִׁמְשׁ֤וֹן אֶל ־אָבִיו֙ אוֹתָ֣הּ קַֽח ־לִ֔י כִּי ־הִ֖יא יָשְׁרָ֥ה בְעֵינָֽי ׃
καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ μὴ οὔκ εἰσιν θυγατέρες τῶν ἀδελφῶν σου καὶ ἐκ παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ μου γυνή ὅτι σὺ πορεύῃ λαβεῖν γυναῖκα ἀπὸ τῶν ἀλλοφύλων τῶν ἀπεριτμήτων καὶ εἶπεν Σαμψων πρὸς τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ ταύτην λαβέ μοι ὅτι αὕτη εὐθεῖα ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς μου καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ μὴ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀπὸ τῶν θυγατέρων τῶν ἀδελφῶν σου καὶ ἐν παντὶ τῷ λαῷ μου γυνή ὅτι σὺ πορεύῃ λαβεῖν γυναῖκα ἐκ τῶν ἀλλοφύλων τῶν ἀπεριτμήτων καὶ εἶπεν Σαμψων πρὸς τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ ταύτην λαβέ μοι ὅτι ἤρεσεν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς μου
Cui dixerunt pater et mater sua : Numquid non est mulier in filiabus fratrum tuorum , et in omni populo meo , quia vis accipere uxorem de Philisthiim , qui incircumcisi sunt ? Dixitque Samson ad patrem suum : Hanc mihi accipe : quia placuit oculis meis .
ወይቤልዎ ፡ አቡሁ ፡ ወእሙ ፡ ቦኑ ፡ አልቦ ፡ እምነ ፡ አዋልደ ፡ አኀዊከ ፡ ወበውስተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ሕዝብየ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ ከመ ፡ ትሑር ፡ አንተ ፡ ወትንሣእ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ እምነ ፡ አዋልደ ፡ አሎፍል ፡ ቈላፍያን ፡ ወይቤሎ ፡ ሶምሶን ፡ ለአቡሁ ፡ ኪያሃ ፡ ዳእሙ ፡ ንሥኡ ፡ ሊተ ፡ እስመ ፡ አደመተኒ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አዕይንትየ ።
Then his father and his mother said to him, “Isn’t there a woman among your brothers’ daughters, or among all my people, that you go to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines?” Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for she pleases me well.”
14:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְאָבִ֨יו וְאִמּ֜וֹ לֹ֣א יָדְע֗וּ כִּ֤י מֵֽיְהֹוָה֙ הִ֔יא כִּֽי ־תֹאֲנָ֥ה הֽוּא ־מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וּבָעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔יא פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים מֹשְׁלִ֥ים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל ׃
καὶ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν ὅτι παρὰ κυρίου ἐστίν ὅτι ἐκδίκησιν αὐτὸς ζητεῖ ἐκ τῶν ἀλλοφύλων καὶ ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι κυριεύοντες ἐν Ισραηλ καὶ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν ὅτι παρὰ κυρίου ἐστίν ὅτι ἀνταπόδομα αὐτὸς ἐκζητεῖ ἐκ τῶν ἀλλοφύλων καὶ ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ ἀλλόφυλοι ἐκυρίευον τῶν υἱῶν Ισραηλ
Parentes autem ejus nesciebant quod res a Domino fieret , et quaereret occasionem contra Philisthiim : eo enim tempore Philisthiim dominabantur Israëli .
ወኢያእመሩ ፡ አቡሁ ፡ ወእሙ ፡ ከመ ፡ እምኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ውእቱ ፡ እስመ ፡ በቀለ ፡ ይፈቅድ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ እምነ ፡ አሎፍል ፡ ወበእማንቱ ፡ መዋዕል ፡ አሎፍል ፡ ይቀንይዎሙ ፡ ለእስራኤል ።
But his father and his mother didn’t know that it was of Yahweh; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines ruled over Israel.
14:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֵּ֧רֶד שִׁמְשׁ֛וֹן וְאָבִ֥יו וְאִמּ֖וֹ תִּמְנָ֑תָה וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ עַד ־כַּרְמֵ֣י תִמְנָ֔תָה וְהִנֵּה֙ כְּפִ֣יר אֲרָי֔וֹת שֹׁאֵ֖ג לִקְרָאתֽוֹ ׃
καὶ κατέβη Σαμψων καὶ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ εἰς Θαμναθα καὶ ἦλθεν ἕως τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος Θαμναθα καὶ ἰδοὺ σκύμνος λέοντος ὠρυόμενος εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτοῦ καὶ κατέβη Σαμψων καὶ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ εἰς Θαμναθα καὶ ἐξέκλινεν εἰς ἀμπελῶνα Θαμναθα καὶ ἰδοὺ σκύμνος λεόντων ὠρυόμενος εἰς ἀπάντησιν αὐτοῦ
Descendit itaque Samson cum patre suo et matre in Thamnatha . Cumque venissent ad vineas oppidi , apparuit catulus leonis saevus , et rugiens , et occurrit ei .
ወወረደ ፡ ሶምሶን ፡ ወአቡሁ ፡ ወእሙ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ተምናታ ፡ ወተግሕሠ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ዐጸደ ፡ ወይን ፡ ዘተምናታ ፡ ወናሁ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ ተቀበሎ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይጥሕር ።
Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and his mother, and came to the vineyards of Timnah; and behold, a young lion roared at him.
14:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתִּצְלַ֨ח עָלָ֜יו ר֣וּחַ יְהֹוָ֗ה וַֽיְשַׁסְּעֵ֙הוּ֙ כְּשַׁסַּ֣ע הַגְּדִ֔י וּמְא֖וּמָה אֵ֣ין בְּיָד֑וֹ וְלֹ֤א הִגִּיד֙ לְאָבִ֣יו וּלְאִמּ֔וֹ אֵ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה ׃
καὶ ἥλατο ἐπ’ αὐτὸν πνεῦμα κυρίου καὶ συνέτριψεν αὐτόν ὡσεὶ συντρίψει ἔριφον καὶ οὐδὲν ἦν ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐκ ἀπήγγειλεν τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ ὃ ἐποίησεν καὶ κατηύθυνεν ἐπ’ αὐτὸν πνεύμα κυρίου καὶ διέσπασεν αὐτόν ὡσεὶ διασπάσαι ἔριφον αἰγῶν καὶ οὐδὲν ἦν ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐκ ἀπήγγειλεν τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ οὐδὲ τῇ μητρὶ ἃ ἐποίησεν
Irruit autem spiritus Domini in Samson , et dilaceravit leonem , quasi haedum in frustra discerpens , nihil omnino habens in manu : et hoc patri et matri noluit indicare .
ወመጽአ ፡ ላዕሌሁ ፡ መንፈሰ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወነፅኆ ፡ ከመ ፡ ዘይነፅኅ ፡ ማሕሥአ ፡ ጠሊ ፡ ወከመ ፡ ወኢምንተ ፡ ኮነ ፡ ውስተ ፡ እዴሁ ፡ ወኢያይድዐ ፡ ለአቡሁ ፡ ወለእሙ ፡ ዘገብረ ።
Yahweh’s Spirit came mightily on him, and he tore him as he would have torn a young goat with his bare hands, but he didn’t tell his father or his mother what he had done.
14:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֵּ֖רֶד וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר לָֽאִשָּׁ֑ה וַתִּישַׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י שִׁמְשֽׁוֹן ׃
καὶ κατέβησαν καὶ ἐλάλησαν τῇ γυναικί καὶ ηὐθύνθη ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς Σαμψων καὶ κατέβησαν καὶ ἐλάλησαν τῇ γυναικί καὶ ἤρεσεν ἐνώπιον Σαμψων
Descenditque , et locutus est mulieri quae placuerat oculis ejus .
ወዐርጉ ፡ ወተናገሩ ፡ [በእንተ ፡ ብእሲት ፡] ወአደመቶ ፡ ቅድሜሁ ፡ ለሶምሶን ።
He went down and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.
14:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיָּ֤שׇׁב מִיָּמִים֙ לְקַחְתָּ֔הּ וַיָּ֣סַר לִרְא֔וֹת אֵ֖ת מַפֶּ֣לֶת הָאַרְיֵ֑ה וְהִנֵּ֨ה עֲדַ֧ת דְּבוֹרִ֛ים בִּגְוִיַּ֥ת הָאַרְיֵ֖ה וּדְבָֽשׁ ׃
καὶ ὑπέστρεψεν μεθ’ ἡμέρας λαβεῖν αὐτὴν καὶ ἐξέκλινεν ἰδεῖν τὸ πτῶμα τοῦ λέοντος καὶ ἰδοὺ συναγωγὴ μελισσῶν ἐν τῷ στόματι τοῦ λέοντος καὶ μέλι καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν μεθ’ ἡμέρας λαβεῖν αὐτὴν καὶ ἐξέκλινεν ἰδεῖν τὸ πτῶμα τοῦ λέοντος καὶ ἰδοὺ συστροφὴ μελισσῶν ἐν τῷ στόματι τοῦ λέοντος καὶ μέλι ἦν
Et post aliquot dies revertens ut acciperet eam , declinavit ut videret cadaver leonis , et ecce examen apum in ore leonis erat ac favus mellis .
ወተመይጠ ፡ እምድኅረ ፡ መዋዕል ፡ ከመ ፡ ይንሥኣ ፡ ወተግሕሠ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይርአዮ ፡ ለዝክቱ ፡ በድነ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ ወናሁ ፡ ንህብ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አፉሁ ፡ ለውእቱ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ ኀደረ ፡ ወቦ ፡ መዓረ ።
After a while he returned to take her, and he went over to see the carcass of the lion; and behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.
14:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיִּרְדֵּ֣הוּ אֶל ־כַּפָּ֗יו וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ הָלוֹךְ֙ וְאָכֹ֔ל וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶל ־אָבִ֣יו וְאֶל ־אִמּ֔וֹ וַיִּתֵּ֥ן לָהֶ֖ם וַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּ וְלֹא ־הִגִּ֣יד לָהֶ֔ם כִּ֛י מִגְּוִיַּ֥ת הָאַרְיֵ֖ה רָדָ֥ה הַדְּבָֽשׁ ׃
καὶ ἐξεῖλεν αὐτὸ εἰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπορεύετο πορευόμενος καὶ ἐσθίων καὶ ἐπορεύθη πρὸς τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς καὶ ἔφαγον καὶ οὐκ ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς ὅτι ἀπὸ τοῦ στόματος τοῦ λέοντος ἐξεῖλεν τὸ μέλι καὶ ἐξεῖλεν αὐτὸ εἰς τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπορεύθη πορευόμενος καὶ ἔσθων καὶ ἐπορεύθη πρὸς τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ πρὸς τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς καὶ ἔφαγον καὶ οὐκ ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς ὅτι ἐκ τῆς ἕξεως τοῦ λέοντος ἐξεῖλεν τὸ μέλι
Quem cum sumpsisset in manibus comedebat in via : veniensque ad patrem suum et matrem , dedit eis partem , qui et ipsi comederunt : nec tamen eis voluit indicare quod mel de corpore leonis assumpserat .
ወነሥኦ ፡ ወበልዐ ፡ ወሖረ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይበልዕ ፡ ወበጽሐ ፡ ኀበ ፡ አቡሁ ፡ ወእሙ ፡ ወወሀቦሙ ፡ ወበልዑ ፡ ወኢያይድዖሙ ፡ ከመ ፡ እምነ ፡ አፈ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ አውፅኦ ፡ ለውእቱ ፡ መዓር ።
He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went. He came to his father and mother and gave to them, and they ate, but he didn’t tell them that he had taken the honey out of the lion’s body.
14:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֵּ֥רֶד אָבִ֖יהוּ אֶל ־הָֽאִשָּׁ֑ה וַיַּ֨עַשׂ שָׁ֤ם שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה כִּ֛י כֵּ֥ן יַעֲשׂ֖וּ הַבַּחוּרִֽים ׃
καὶ κατέβη ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα καὶ ἐποίησεν ἐκεῖ Σαμψων πότον ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας ὅτι οὕτως ποιοῦσιν οἱ νεανίσκοι καὶ κατέβη ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα καὶ ἐποίησεν ἐκεῖ Σαμψων πότον ἡμέρας ἑπτά ὅτι οὕτως ἐποίουν οἱ νεανίσκοι
Descendit itaque pater ejus ad mulierem , et fecit filio suo Samson convivium : sic enim juvenes facere consueverant .
ወወረደ ፡ አቡሁ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ብእሲት ፡ ወነበረ ፡ ህየ ፡ ሶምሶን ፡ ሰቡዐ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ እስመ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ይነብሩ ፡ ወራዙት ።
His father went down to the woman; and Samson made a feast there, for the young men used to do so.
14:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיְהִ֖י כִּרְאוֹתָ֣ם אוֹת֑וֹ וַיִּקְחוּ֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים מֵרֵעִ֔ים וַיִּהְי֖וּ אִתּֽוֹ ׃
καὶ ἐγένετο ὅτε εἶδον αὐτόν καὶ ἔλαβον τριάκοντα κλητούς καὶ ἦσαν μετ’ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ φοβεῖσθαι αὐτοὺς αὐτὸν προσκατέστησαν αὐτῷ ἑταίρους τριάκοντα καὶ ἦσαν μετ’ αὐτοῦ
Cum ergo cives loci illius vidissent eum , dederunt ei sodales triginta ut essent cum eo .
ወእምዝ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ፈርህዎ ፡ ሤሙ ፡ ላዕሌሁ ፡ ካልኣነ ፡ ሠላሳ ፡ ወነበሩ ፡ ምስሌሁ ።
When they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
14:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן אָחֽוּדָה ־נָּ֥א לָכֶ֖ם חִידָ֑ה אִם ־הַגֵּ֣ד תַּגִּ֩ידוּ֩ אוֹתָ֨הּ לִ֜י שִׁבְעַ֨ת יְמֵ֤י הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ וּמְצָאתֶ֔ם וְנָתַתִּ֤י לָכֶם֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים סְדִינִ֔ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים חֲלִפֹ֥ת בְּגָדִֽים ׃
καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Σαμψων πρόβλημα ὑμῖν προβάλλομαι ἐὰν ἀπαγγέλλοντες ἀπαγγείλητε αὐτὸ ἐν ταῖς ἑπτὰ ἡμέραις τοῦ πότου καὶ εὕρητε δώσω ὑμῖν τριάκοντα σινδόνας καὶ τριάκοντα στολὰς ἱματίων καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Σαμψων προβαλῶ ὑμῖν πρόβλημα καὶ ἐὰν ἀπαγγείλητέ μοι τὸ πρόβλημα ἐν ταῖς ἑπτὰ ἡμέραις τοῦ πότου δώσω ὑμῖν τριάκοντα σινδόνας καὶ τριάκοντα στολάς
Quibus locutus est Samson : Proponam vobis problema : quod si solveritis mihi intra septem dies convivii , dabo vobis triginta sindones , et totidem tunicas :
ወይቤሎሙ ፡ ሶምሶን ፡ እሜስል ፡ ለክሙ ፡ አምሳለ ፡ ወእመ ፡ አይዳዕክሙኒ ፡ አምሳልየ ፡ በእላንቱ ፡ ሰቡዕ ፡ መዋዕል ፡ ዘበዓል ፡ ወረከብክሙ ፡ እሁበክሙ ፡ ፴ሰንዱናተ ፡ ወ፴አልባሰ ።
Samson said to them, “Let me tell you a riddle now. If you can tell me the answer within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing;
14:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְאִם ־לֹ֣א תוּכְלוּ֮ לְהַגִּ֣יד לִי֒ וּנְתַתֶּ֨ם אַתֶּ֥ם לִי֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים סְדִינִ֔ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים חֲלִיפ֣וֹת בְּגָדִ֑ים וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ ל֔וֹ ח֥וּדָה חִידָתְךָ֖ וְנִשְׁמָעֶֽנָּה ׃
καὶ ἐὰν μὴ δύνησθε ἀπαγγεῖλαί μοι δώσετε ὑμεῖς ἐμοὶ τριάκοντα ὀθόνια καὶ τριάκοντα ἀλλασσομένας στολὰς ἱματίων καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ προβαλοῦ τὸ πρόβλημα καὶ ἀκουσόμεθα αὐτό καὶ ἐὰν μὴ δυνασθῆτε ἀπαγγεῖλαί μοι καὶ δώσετε ὑμεῖς ἐμοὶ τριάκοντα σινδόνας καὶ τριάκοντα στολὰς ἱματίων καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ προβαλοῦ τὸ πρόβλημά σου καὶ ἀκουσόμεθα αὐτοῦ
sin autem non potueritis solvere , vos dabitis mihi triginta sindones , et ejusdem numeri tunicas . Qui responderunt ei : Propone problema , ut audiamus .
ወእመሰ ፡ ስእንክሙ ፡ አይድዖትየ ፡ ትሁቡኒ ፡ አንትሙ ፡ ሊተ ፡ ፴ሰንዱናተ ፡ ወ፴አልባሰ ፡ ወይቤልዎ ፡ ምስል ፡ አምሳሊከ ፡ ወንስማዕ ።
but if you can’t tell me the answer, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing.” They said to him, “Tell us your riddle, that we may hear it.”
14:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֗ם מֵהָֽאֹכֵל֙ יָצָ֣א מַאֲכָ֔ל וּמֵעַ֖ז יָצָ֣א מָת֑וֹק וְלֹ֥א יָכְל֛וּ לְהַגִּ֥יד הַחִידָ֖ה שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת יָמִֽים ׃
καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς τί βρωτὸν ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ βιβρώσκοντος καὶ ἀπὸ ἰσχυροῦ γλυκύ καὶ οὐκ ἠδύναντο ἀπαγγεῖλαι τὸ πρόβλημα ἐπὶ τρεῖς ἡμέρας καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ἐκ τοῦ ἔσθοντος ἐξῆλθεν βρῶσις καὶ ἐξ ἰσχυροῦ ἐξῆλθεν γλυκύ καὶ οὐκ ἠδυνάσθησαν ἀπαγγεῖλαι τὸ πρόβλημα ἐπὶ τρεῖς ἡμέρας
Dixitque eis : De comedente exivit cibus , et de forti egressa est dulcedo . Nec potuerunt per tres dies propositionem solvere .
ወይቤሎሙ ፡ እምነ ፡ በላዒ ፡ ወፅአ ፡ መብልዕ ፡ ወእምነ ፡ ጽኑዕ ፡ ወጽአ ፡ ጥዑም ፡ ወስእኑ ፡ አይድዖቶ ፡ አምሳሊሁ ፡ እስከ ፡ ሠሉስ ፡ መዋዕል ።
He said to them, “Out of the eater came out food. Out of the strong came out sweetness.” They couldn’t in three days declare the riddle.
14:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ לְאֵֽשֶׁת ־שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ פַּתִּ֣י אֶת ־אִישֵׁ֗ךְ וְיַגֶּד ־לָ֙נוּ֙ אֶת ־הַ֣חִידָ֔ה פֶּן ־נִשְׂרֹ֥ף אוֹתָ֛ךְ וְאֶת ־בֵּ֥ית אָבִ֖יךְ בָּאֵ֑שׁ הַלְיׇרְשֵׁ֕נוּ קְרָאתֶ֥ם לָ֖נוּ הֲלֹֽא ׃
καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τετάρτῃ καὶ εἶπαν τῇ γυναικὶ Σαμψων ἀπάτησον δὴ τὸν ἄνδρα σου καὶ ἀπαγγειλάτω σοι τὸ πρόβλημα μήποτε κατακαύσωμέν σε καὶ τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός σου ἐν πυρί ἦ ἐκβιάσαι ἡμᾶς κεκλήκατε καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τετάρτῃ καὶ εἶπαν τῇ γυναικὶ Σαμψων ἀπάτησον δὴ τὸν ἄνδρα σου καὶ ἀπαγγειλάτω σοι τὸ πρόβλημα μήποτε ἐμπυρίσωμέν σε καὶ τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός σου ἐν πυρί ἦ πτωχεῦσαι ἐκαλέσατε ἡμᾶς
Cumque adesset dies septimus , dixerunt ad uxorem Samson : Blandire viro tuo et suade ei ut indicet tibi quid significet problema : quod si facere nolueris , incendemus te , et domum patris tui : an idcirco vocastis nos ad nuptias ut spoliaretis ?
ወእምዝ ፡ አመ ፡ ራብዕት ፡ ዕለት ፡ ይቤልዋ ፡ ለብእሲተ ፡ ሶምሶን ፡ አስፍጥዮ ፡ ለምትኪ ፡ ወይንግርኪ ፡ አምሳሊሁ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢናውዒክሙ ፡ በእሳት ፡ ለኪ ፡ ወለቤተ ፡ አቡኪ ፡ አው ፡ ከመ ፡ ታንድዩነኑ ፡ ጸዋዕክሙነ ።
On the seventh day, they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father’s house with fire. Have you called us to impoverish us? Isn’t that so?”
14:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתֵּ֩בְךְּ֩ אֵ֨שֶׁת שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן עָלָ֗יו וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ רַק ־שְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙ וְלֹ֣א אֲהַבְתָּ֔נִי הַחִידָ֥ה חַ֙דְתָּ֙ לִבְנֵ֣י עַמִּ֔י וְלִ֖י לֹ֣א הִגַּ֑דְתָּה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָ֗הּ הִנֵּ֨ה לְאָבִ֧י וּלְאִמִּ֛י לֹ֥א הִגַּ֖דְתִּי וְלָ֥ךְ אַגִּֽיד ׃
καὶ ἔκλαυσεν ἡ γυνὴ Σαμψων πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπεν πλὴν μεμίσηκάς με καὶ οὐκ ἠγάπησάς με ὅτι τὸ πρόβλημα ὃ προεβάλου τοῖς υἱοῖς τοῦ λαοῦ μου οὐκ ἀπήγγειλάς μοι καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ Σαμψων εἰ τῷ πατρί μου καὶ τῇ μητρί μου οὐκ ἀπήγγελκα σοὶ ἀπαγγείλω καὶ ἔκλαυσεν ἡ γυνὴ Σαμψων ἐπ’ αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ μεμίσηκάς με καὶ οὐκ ἠγάπηκάς με ὅτι τὸ πρόβλημα ὃ προεβάλου τοῖς υἱοῖς τοῦ λαοῦ μου κἀμοὶ οὐκ ἀπήγγειλας αὐτό καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ Σαμψων ἰδοὺ τῷ πατρί μου καὶ τῇ μητρί μου οὐκ ἀπήγγειλα αὐτό καὶ σοὶ ἀπαγγελῶ
Quae fundebat apud Samson lacrimas , et quaerebatur , dicens : Odisti me , et non diligis : idcirco problema , quod proposuisti filiis populi mei , non vis mihi exponere . At ille respondit : Patri meo et matri nolui dicere : et tibi indicare potero ?
ወበከየት ፡ ላዕሌሁ ፡ ብእሲቱ ፡ ለሶምሶን ፡ ወትቤሎ ፡ ጸላእከኒ ፡ ወአታፈቅረኒ ፡ እስመ ፡ አምሳሊከ ፡ ዘመሰልከ ፡ ለደቂቀ ፡ ሕዝብየ ፡ ኢነገርከኒ ፡ ሊተ ፡ ወይቤላ ፡ ሶምሶን ፡ ናሁ ፡ ለአቡየ ፡ ወለእምየ ፡ ኢነገርክዎሙ ፡ ለኪኑ ፡ እንከ ፡ እንግርኪ ።
Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, “You just hate me, and don’t love me. You’ve told a riddle to the children of my people, and haven’t told it to me.” He said to her, “Behold, I haven’t told my father or my mother, so why should I tell you?”
14:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתֵּ֤בְךְּ עָלָיו֙ שִׁבְעַ֣ת הַיָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר ־הָיָ֥ה לָהֶ֖ם הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֑ה וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י וַיַּגֶּד ־לָהּ֙ כִּ֣י הֱצִיקַ֔תְהוּ וַתַּגֵּ֥ד הַחִידָ֖ה לִבְנֵ֥י עַמָּֽהּ ׃
καὶ ἔκλαυσεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὰς ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας ἃς ἦν αὐτοῖς ὁ πότος καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ καὶ ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτῇ ὅτι παρενώχλησεν αὐτῷ καὶ αὐτὴ ἀπήγγειλεν τοῖς υἱοῖς τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτῆς καὶ ἔκλαυσεν ἐπ’ αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὰς ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας ἐν αἷς ἦν ἐν αὐταῖς ὁ πότος καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ καὶ ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτῇ ὅτι παρηνώχλησεν αὐτόν καὶ αὐτὴ ἀπήγγειλεν τοῖς υἱοῖς τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτῆς
Septem igitur diebus convivii flebat ante eum : tandemque die septimo cum ei esset molesta , exposuit . Quae statim indicavit civibus suis .
ወበከየት ፡ ላዕሌሁ ፡ ሰቡዐ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ዘበዓል ፡ ወእምዝ ፡ አመ ፡ ሳብዕት ፡ ዕለት ፡ ነገራ ፡ ሶበ ፡ አስርሐቶ ፡ ወአይድዐቶሙ ፡ ለደቂቀ ፡ ሕዝባ ።
She wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted; and on the seventh day, he told her, because she pressed him severely; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
14:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ לוֹ֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י הָעִ֜יר בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙ יָבֹ֣א הַחַ֔רְסָה מַה ־מָּת֣וֹק מִדְּבַ֔שׁ וּמֶ֥ה עַ֖ז מֵאֲרִ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֔ם לוּלֵא֙ חֲרַשְׁתֶּ֣ם בְּעֶגְלָתִ֔י לֹ֥א מְצָאתֶ֖ם חִידָתִֽי ׃
καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄνδρες τῆς πόλεως ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ πρὸ τοῦ ἀνατεῖλαι τὸν ἥλιον τί γλυκύτερον μέλιτος καὶ τί ἰσχυρότερον λέοντος καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Σαμψων εἰ μὴ ἠροτριάσατε ἐν τῇ δαμάλει μου οὐκ ἂν ἔγνωτε τὸ πρόβλημά μου καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄνδρες τῆς πόλεως ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ πρὶν δῦναι τὸν ἥλιον τί γλυκύτερον μέλιτος καὶ τί ἰσχυρότερον λέοντος καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Σαμψων εἰ μὴ κατεδαμάσατέ μου τὴν δάμαλιν οὐκ ἂν εὕρετε τὸ πρόβλημά μου
Et illi dixerunt ei die septimo ante solis occubitum : Quid dulcius melle , et quid fortius leone ? Qui ait ad eos : Si non arassetis in vitula mea , non invenissetis propositionem meam .
ወይቤልዎ ፡ እሙንቱ ፡ ዕደው ፡ አመ ፡ ሳብዕት ፡ ዕለት ፡ እንበለ ፡ ትዕረብ ፡ ፀሐይ ፡ ምንት ፡ ይጥዕም ፡ እምነ ፡ መዓር ፡ ወምንት ፡ ይጸንዕ ፡ እምነ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ ወይቤሎሙ ፡ ሶምሶን ፡ ሶበ ፡ ኢያስራሕክምዋ ፡ ለእጐልትየ ፡ እምኢረከብክምዋ ፡ ለአምሳልየ ።
The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, “What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?” He said to them, “If you hadn’t plowed with my heifer, you wouldn’t have found out my riddle.”
14:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתִּצְלַ֨ח עָלָ֜יו ר֣וּחַ יְהֹוָ֗ה וַיֵּ֨רֶד אַשְׁקְל֜וֹן וַיַּ֥ךְ מֵהֶ֣ם ׀ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים אִ֗ישׁ וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת ־חֲלִ֣יצוֹתָ֔ם וַיִּתֵּן֙ הַחֲלִיפ֔וֹת לְמַגִּידֵ֖י הַחִידָ֑ה וַיִּ֣חַר אַפּ֔וֹ וַיַּ֖עַל בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽיהוּ ׃
καὶ ἥλατο ἐπ’ αὐτὸν πνεῦμα κυρίου καὶ κατέβη εἰς Ἀσκαλῶνα καὶ ἐπάταξεν ἐξ αὐτῶν τριάκοντα ἄνδρας καὶ ἔλαβεν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν καὶ ἔδωκεν τὰς στολὰς τοῖς ἀπαγγείλασιν τὸ πρόβλημα καὶ ὠργίσθη θυμῷ Σαμψων καὶ ἀνέβη εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ κατεύθυνεν ἐπ’ αὐτὸν πνεῦμα κυρίου καὶ κατέβη εἰς Ἀσκαλῶνα καὶ ἔπαισεν ἐκεῖθεν τριάκοντα ἄνδρας καὶ ἔλαβεν τὰς στολὰς αὐτῶν καὶ ἔδωκεν τοῖς ἀπαγγείλασιν τὸ πρόβλημα καὶ ἐθυμώθη ὀργῇ Σαμψων καὶ ἀνέβη εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ
Irruit itaque in eum spiritus Domini , descenditque Ascalonem , et percussit ibi triginta viros : quorum ablatas vestes dedit iis qui problema solverant . Iratusque nimis ascendit in domum patris sui :
ወመጽአ ፡ መንፈሰ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ [ላዕሌሁ ፡] ወወረደ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኦስቀሎና ፡ ወቀተለ ፡ ፴ብእሴ ፡ ወሠለቦሙ ፡ አልባሲሆሙ ፡ ወወሀቦሙ ፡ ለእለ ፡ አይድዕዎ ፡ አምሳሊሁ ፡ ወተምዕዐ ፡ መዐተ ፡ ሶምሶን ፡ ወአተወ ፡ ቤተ ፡ አቡሁ ።
Yahweh’s Spirit came mightily on him, and he went down to Ashkelon and struck thirty men of them. He took their plunder, then gave the changes of clothing to those who declared the riddle. His anger burned, and he went up to his father’s house.
14:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתְּהִ֖י אֵ֣שֶׁת שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן לְמֵ֣רֵעֵ֔הוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר רֵעָ֖ה לֽוֹ ׃ {פ}
καὶ ἐγένετο ἡ γυνὴ Σαμψων ἑνὶ τῶν φίλων αὐτοῦ ὧν ἐφιλίασεν καὶ συνῴκησεν ἡ γυνὴ Σαμψων τῷ νυμφαγωγῷ αὐτοῦ ὃς ἦν ἑταῖρος αὐτοῦ
uxor autem ejus accepit maritum unum de amicis ejus et pronubis .
ወነበረት ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ ሶምሶን ፡ ምስለ ፡ መጋቤ ፡ መርዓሁ ፡ ካልኡ ።
But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, who had been his friend.